Germany and Egypt have a shared interest in the peaceful settlement of regional conflicts. The two countries work together inter alia on the Middle East peace process, on Sudan and in the Berlin Process on Libya.

Germany is engaged in many different ways in Egypt: in business and trade, in the promotion of human rights and in cooperation with civil society. Egypt is a priority country for German development policy and for cultural relations and education policy. This is also underscored by the visits to Egypt made by senior German politicians, such as Federal President Steinmeier in November 2025 and Foreign Minister Wadephul in June and September 2025.

The bilateral volume of trade totalled around 5.4 billion euro in 2024. Some 1.75 million German tourists visit Egypt every year making Germany the source of the largest number of foreign tourists.

With approximately 1.8 billion euro in loans and grants, Egypt is one of the largest partner countries of German development cooperation. The following priorities for support have been agreed: promoting employment and sustainable economic development, the water sector and waste management, as well as renewable energy and energy efficiency. In addition, Germany provides funding for the construction of primary schools, efforts to improve the status of women and girls, administrative reform and city district development.

Egypt is a priority country for Germany’s cultural relations and education policy. The six German Schools in Egypt are attended by some 4000 pupils. A further 28 Egyptian schools belong to the partner schools network. The Goethe‑Institut regional branch in Cairo and a further branch in Alexandria not only offer extensive language and education programmes, but also organise numerous events. Some 19,000 people are either studying German or training to be German teachers at one of the 36 Egyptian universities offering German, or are learning German as a foreign language parallel to their studies. They are assisted by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) lectors. It is estimated that some 420,000 people are learning German. The German Archaeological Institute is carrying out numerous excavations and restoration projects, also on Islamic monuments in Historic Cairo.

In the academic sector, four German universities and research institutes maintain offices in Egypt, while the DAAD also has a branch office in the country. In addition, Germany supports the German University in Cairo and the German International University. The Saxony Egypt University was officially opened in April 2025. The German Embassy organises regular events with local stakeholders as part of the Cairo Climate Talks.